Mecopoda fallax, 2019
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4585.3.10 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:95F023AA-1C3E-467F-8811-15AE67EABD1E |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5672605 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/2D036B6F-FF8E-5A20-FF3F-FF0786F68915 |
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Plazi |
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Mecopoda fallax |
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sp. nov. |
2.4 M. fallax He View in CoL sp. nov.
Holotype: male, CHINA, Yunnan, Mangshi , 30-iv-2018, coll. He Zhu-Qing.
Paratypes: 1 female, CHINA, Yunnan, Pu'er, Taiyanghe 24-iv-2017, coll. He Zhu-Qing ; 1 male, CHINA, Yunnan, Menglun 19-x-2017, coll. He Zhu-Qing ; 1 male, CHINA, Yunnan, Dehong, Ruili , 14-viii-2017, coll. He Zhu-Qing.
Description. This species is very similar to M. hainanensis ( Fig. 2D View FIGURE 2 ), but the forewing is parallel in lateral view (the forewing of M. hainanensis is narrow in basal half and wide in apical half in lateral view).
Female. Similar to male. Ovipositor straight ( Fig. 2E View FIGURE 2 ).
Coloration. Nearly brown. 0-2 black spots on the base of forewing. In same individual, the number of the black spots on left and right wing may be different.
Etymology. The name fallax is used to emphasize its similarity to M. hainanensis .
Measurements (in mm). Male: SZ 59.38-74.41, PR 7.47-9.53, FW 51.60-63.30, HW 54.21-66.23, HF 38.10- 48.26; Female: SZ 67.47, PR 7.8, FW 57.3, HW 60.61, HF 48.18, OV 26.64.
Distribution. China (Yunnan).
Song. The song is continuous with 0.572± 0.004s cycle repeatedly ( Fig. 5C View FIGURE 5 ).
Note. This species is only found from Yunnan, China. In Mangshi (Dehong, Yunnan, China), we found this species was sympatric and synchronous with M. elongata elongata .
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